CVE-2025-54948: Trend Micro Apex One OS Command Injection Vulnerability
Advisory generated from the CVE record, CISA, Exploit Observer and VEDAS: what it is, whether it is exploited, who is affected, and how to fix and detect it.
Generated by VEDAS. Scores as of 2026-11-01 19:19 UTC. Rebuilt every few hours from cve-scores, CISA KEV and vedas-signatures. How this works and its limits.
What it is
A vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One (on-premise) management console could allow a pre-authenticated remote attacker to upload malicious code and execute commands on affected installations.
Description quoted from the CVE record (assigned by trendmicro, published 2025-08-05).
Weakness: CWE-78: OS Command Injection
How it can be exploited
Exploitable over the network with low attack complexity needing no privileges and no user interaction. Impact: confidentiality high, integrity low, availability high. CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
CISA assessment (SSVC): CISA assesses exploitation as active. Automatable: yes. Technical impact: total.
- On CISA KEV since
- 2025-08-18
- US federal deadline
- 2025-09-08
- Ransomware use
- Not known
Public exploit evidence (Exploit Observer)
Also known as: BDU:2025-10969, CNNVD-202508-336, EUVD-2025-23620, EUVD-2025-23621, GHSA-8q59-7jj3-fj58, GHSA-9r9v-427h-5388, JVNDB-2025-010854, ZDI-25-771
VEDAS cluster: VEDAS:FLOWERSHADOW
Exploit Observer links 1 piece of public exploit code or detection modules that name this CVE or one of its aliases.
Exploit code and modules (1)
Code that names this CVE. A repository can be a working exploit, a scanner, a fake or malware; read it before running anything.
- Code repository: https://github.com/allinsthon/cve-2025-54948
Research and write-ups (1)
- Research or write-up: https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-771
Vulnerability databases and vendor advisories (9)
Catalogue entries, not exploit evidence.
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/enisa/EUVD-2025-23620
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/enisa/EUVD-2025-23621
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8q59-7jj3-fj58
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9r9v-427h-5388
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2025/JVNDB-2025-010854.html
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54948
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-54948
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.cnnvd.org.cn/home/globalSearch?keyword=CNNVD-202508-336
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.tenable.com/cve/CVE-2025-54948
16 more references returned by Exploit Observer did not name this CVE or an alias, so they are left out.
VEDAS data as of 2026-11-01T17:12 UTC; fetched 2026-11-02.
Live scores
- EPSS
- 0.254
likely to be attacked soon - VEDAS
- 0.986
strong exploit evidence - On CISA KEV
- Yes, since 2025-08-18
- Detection rule
- None yet
Thin horizontal line: the “likely” (EPSS 0.10) or “strong” (VEDAS 0.90) threshold. Shaded “no data” areas are periods when cve-scores did not publish. The vertical line is the day CISA added it to its exploited list.
Who is affected
| Product | Affected | Not affected |
|---|---|---|
| Trend Micro, Inc. Trend Micro Apex One | from 2019 (14.0) before 14.0.0.14039 | Not stated |
Version ranges exactly as the CVE record states them. “Before X” means X is the first fixed version.
Exploit Observer also maps it to: trend_micro apex_one, trendmicro apex_one.
How to fix it
Fixed versions stated in the CVE record: 14.0.0.14039.
CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vendor guidance:
- https://success.trendmicro.com/en-US/solution/KA-0020652
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54948
How to detect it
There is no open VEDAS detection rule for this bug yet. It is listed on the detection gaps page if CISA has confirmed attacks.
References
Government sources
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-54948 (government-resource)
Other references
Other databases
Where this comes from
This advisory is generated automatically by VEDAS from: CVE.org record, CISA KEV, cve-scores (EPSS and VEDAS), Exploit Observer. Text in quotes is reproduced from the source; everything else is a fixed template filled with source fields. Nothing here is written by a language model. Check the vendor advisory before acting, and read how VEDAS and Exploit Observer work, and their limits.